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All who are interested in the progress of agricultural science and practice will hear with great satisfaction that the Royal Agricultural Society has awarded its Gold Medal to Sir George Stapledon, professor of agricultural botany and director of the Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, for his conspicuous services to agriculture. This follows closely on the knighthood recently conferred upon him and on his election into the Royal Society, and the triple recognition of the good work he has long done for agriculture during a very strenuous life is extremely gratifying. Sir George began his agricultural career at Cirencester, where he early became interested in grassland problems and laid the foundations for the special studies that he has since brilliantly developed. When the plant breeding station was established at Aberystwyth he was put in charge of it and commenced work on the breeding and selection of grasses, clovers and oats. He did not confine himself to the experimental fields, but also undertook wider investigations in grassland management which were greatly developed when the magnificent donation of Sir Julien Cahn enabled the College authorities to acquire a hill farm. In the course of his activities, he has visited Australia and New Zealand and studied grass problems there. At present he is making a survey of the grasslands of Great Britain, and those who have read his books will look forward with interest to the account which it may be hoped will be published when his review is complete. His many friends wish him many years of continued fruitful activity.
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Sir George Stapledon, C.B.E., F.R.S. Nature 144, 237 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144237a0
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